Phase 13 · Security

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Dependency Vulnerability Scanning

Part of the Backend Developer Roadmap.

Summary

Automatically checking your project's npm dependencies for known security vulnerabilities — a huge share of real-world breaches come through vulnerable third-party packages, not your own code.

How to Learn This

  • 1Run `npm audit` on a real project and review the reported vulnerabilities.
  • 2Set up automated dependency scanning (Dependabot, Snyk) in your CI pipeline.
  • 3Learn to evaluate whether a flagged vulnerability actually affects how you use that package.
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